Layena feed

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Feather Meal

Typical Analysis

Crude Protein​

80.00%​

[TD]Crude Fat[/TD] [TD]6.50%[/TD]
[TD]Crude Fiber[/TD] [TD]1.50%[/TD]
[TD]Ash[/TD] [TD]3.50%[/TD]
[TD]Moisture[/TD] [TD]6.00%[/TD]
[TD]Grind[/TD] [TD]99% thru #10[/TD]
[TD]Color[/TD] [TD]Brown[/TD]
[TD]Digestibility[/TD] [TD]75.00%+[/TD]
[TD]Metabolizable Energy[/TD] [TD]1,287 Kcal/lb=2,831 Kcal/kg[/TD]
[TD]TDN[/TD] [TD]70.00%[/TD]
[TD]NEL[/TD] [TD]0.73%[/TD]
[TD]UIP[/TD] [TD]85.00%[/TD]

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Minerals & Vitamins

Calcium​

0.35%​

[TD]Phosphorus[/TD] [TD]0.25%[/TD]
[TD]Available Phosphorus[/TD] [TD]0.25%[/TD]
[TD]Salt Equivalent[/TD] [TD]1.00%[/TD]
[TD]Sodium[/TD] [TD]0.40%[/TD]
[TD]Chloride[/TD] [TD]0.60%[/TD]
[TD]Potassium[/TD] [TD]0.30%[/TD]
[TD]Magnesium[/TD] [TD]0.20%[/TD]
[TD]Sulfur[/TD] [TD]1.40%[/TD]
[TD]Choline[/TD] [TD]880 mg/kg[/TD]
Amino Acid Profile

Aspartic Acid​

4.91%​

[TD]Threonine[/TD] [TD]3.76%[/TD]
[TD]Serine[/TD] [TD]9.51%[/TD]
[TD]Glutamic Acid[/TD] [TD]9.87%[/TD]
[TD]Proline[/TD] [TD]7.95%[/TD]
[TD]Glycine[/TD] [TD]6.79%[/TD]
[TD]Alanine[/TD] [TD]3.46%[/TD]
[TD]Cystine[/TD] [TD]3.70%[/TD]
[TD]Methionine[/TD] [TD]0.75%[/TD]
[TD]Isoleucine[/TD] [TD]4.20%[/TD]
[TD]Leucine[/TD] [TD]6.48%[/TD]
[TD]Tyrosine[/TD] [TD]1.94%[/TD]
[TD]Phenylalanine[/TD] [TD]3.48%[/TD]
[TD]Histidine[/TD] [TD]0.39%[/TD]
[TD]Lysine[/TD] [TD]2.40%[/TD]
[TD]TSAA[/TD] [TD]4.50%[/TD]
[TD]Ammonia[/TD] [TD]1.26%[/TD]
[TD]Arginine[/TD] [TD]5.90%[/TD]
[TD]Tryptophan[/TD] [TD]0.63%[/TD]
[TD]Valine[/TD] [TD]5.95%[/TD]
[TD]Taurine[/TD] [TD]0.11%[/TD]

Much better! Thanks Chris

 

[Chris09]

Which feed containing animal protein do you recommend? Does it matter what the source of animal protein is in the feed? I have seen some that use ground feathers. That seems strange.

I just checked my feed that I have mixed and the animal protein/s are,

Fish Meal,
Poultry By-Product Meal,
Porcine Meat Meal,
Hydrolyzed Feather Meal

There are also some other "animal products" in it like Blood Meal and Animal Fats which are also good.

Chris

 

[Chris09]

Much better! Thanks Chris

Different source.

Chris

 

[Cindy in PA]

I try to avoid the poultry by products & feather meal, only because I don't really want my chickens eating chickens parts from the poultry industry. I really like fish meal & porcine, but it is hard to get around here.

 

[nova022]

I try to avoid the poultry by products & feather meal, only because I don't really want my chickens eating chickens parts from the poultry industry. I really like fish meal & porcine, but it is hard to get around here.

Thanks Chris, very good infomation. I had no idea there was so much to consider. I do agree about not feeding my chickens poultry products and feather meal from the poultry industry.

 

[TwoCrows]

Chris, I have a question for you. I live in a very rural area and do not have access to many feeds. My choices are Purina's Layena, Hy-Pro Layer Feed, or Manna Pro's Egg Maker. I have never been a fan of anything Purina...the dogs always threw up on it, horses got colic. So I shied away from Purina. I fed my chicks the Hy-Pro starter feed and they did extremely well on it. However their layer feed is always completely powdered due to the process of adding the calcium...(the layer feed is merely chick starter tumbled with oyster shell and it becomes not only pretty much dust after tumbling, but the added oyster shell makes the entire bag extremely dusty). So I have been feeding the Manna Pro Egg Maker. The chickens eat it well enough, however I am not so sure it is all that it claims to be. It is also low in protein, which I do not care for.

So which one of these feeds would you chose to feed if this was all that was available? I have considered making my own feed, but for the few chickens I have, I might end up with old feed, being they wouldn't consume it fast enough.

 

[Chris09]

Chris, I have a question for you. I live in a very rural area and do not have access to many feeds. My choices are Purina's Layena, Hy-Pro Layer Feed, or Manna Pro's Egg Maker. I have never been a fan of anything Purina...the dogs always threw up on it, horses got colic. So I shied away from Purina. I fed my chicks the Hy-Pro starter feed and they did extremely well on it. However their layer feed is always completely powdered due to the process of adding the calcium...(the layer feed is merely chick starter tumbled with oyster shell and it becomes not only pretty much dust after tumbling, but the added oyster shell makes the entire bag extremely dusty). So I have been feeding the Manna Pro Egg Maker. The chickens eat it well enough, however I am not so sure it is all that it claims to be. It is also low in protein, which I do not care for.

So which one of these feeds would you chose to feed if this was all that was available? I have considered making my own feed, but for the few chickens I have, I might end up with old feed, being they wouldn't consume it fast enough.

Now so that you know Purina Pet Food and Purina Mills are two different companies.
Purina Pet Food is owned by Nestle and Purina Mills is owned by Land-O-Lakes.

From what I understand there are many type of Colic and Horses can get Colic just by feeding grain before hay or leaving them penned up over 12 hours.

I never used Hy-Pro so cant help there but have used Manna Pro and some Purina feeds (not any of there cheaper feeds like Layena and Flock Raiser)
Of the two that I have used I would say that Purina is a better feed IF you use there Game Bird Feed, Mazuri or Honor Show Feed. (If not then there about the same)
I have used Purina Game Bird and Mazuri Game Bird Feed both and like them.

Chris
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[duckie mama]

I use nothing but layena but add all the processes from chickens calves and chickens to Add the extra that they want we have moles gophers and snakes so they hsve a varied ad rich diet

 

[chickenfancy11]

Why is it bad to feed non- laying hens layena? Our chickens are now about 16 weeks and we have been feeding them the layena since about 11 or 12 weeks. We are now looking at other options like our own scratch mix and grains. But what is the problem with feeding a mix like Layena>?

 

[Fred's Hens]

Why is it bad to feed non- laying hens layena? Our chickens are now about 16 weeks and we have been feeding them the layena since about 11 or 12 weeks. We are now looking at other options like our own scratch mix and grains. But what is the problem with feeding a mix like Layena>?

As you can see from Purina's own chart, Layer feed isn't recommended for birds younger than 18 weeks. The "Why?" of it is simply the high calcium level. A laying hen expels a lot of calcium in making an egg shell and laying that egg. A non laying bird has no means to expel the high calcium content of Layena and the calcium builds up and is potentially harmful to it's renal tract and gout often is the result as well.

Hope that helps you understand the why of it.